Sweet Nothings Crochet: EASY LAYERED BABY DRESS

EASY LAYERED BABY DRESS

In the past few days I have once again gone into baby dress overload. After the first pair of cute shelled dresses, I got an order for yet another one along the same lines… and as you know I do not like repeating my patterns – so here’s what I have come up with to make a small difference.

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Materials used : Today I’ve just over one skein of a really soft unbranded knitting cotton 4-ply yarn, with a 3.5 mm crochet hook ; embroidery needle ; sewing needle ; fabric glue to seal ends ; crochet stitch markers ; buttons; press buttons ; satin ribbon ; headband ; tic-tac clips ; rubber band ; hair comb or barrette ; beads n more

For Indians : You could use Anchor , Red rose , 4-ply knitting cotton , White Rose or bamboo knitting cotton , Milk cotton ; Silk yarns as well as Vardhaman acrylic yarns ; Baby soft acrylic yarn , Ganga Spectrum as well

General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.

You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.

International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn , Lily Sugar n' Cream cotton yarn, Caron Simply Soft , Bernat Softee chunky.

Skill level : Intermediate

Stitches used : Using U.S terminology

How to hold your yarn in crochet : https://youtu.be/FwOlCbGdbqY

Starting slip knot : https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw

Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs

What is a slip stitch : https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw

What is a chain stitch ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY

Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : https://youtu.be/mcT85fwh4mA

Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);

[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo

Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0

Here is a sizing chart for general neck sizing

https://in.pinterest.com/pin/470063279838234527/ OR

https://in.pinterest.com/pin/470063279842061521/

Here is a sizing chart for general body sizing

https://in.pinterest.com/pin/470063279837597366/

or https://in.pinterest.com/pin/470063279837560772/ and

https://in.pinterest.com/pin/470063279838533503/

Someone sent me this photograph and asked if I had or could write this pattern.

As always, I first check to see if this pattern has been made by someone else – or is a paid pattern.. but I was unable to find the origin.

Looking at the photograph, I figured the pattern out, and started writing my notes, and then thanks to my really good friend and backbone +Rajeshwari, I was saved a lot of trouble as she found the original at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pretty-crochet-baby-dress titled Pretty crochet baby dress by Andree Tunde

I have tweaked the pattern a bit to suit my requirement.

I cannot however rewrite this pattern as it is not my own.

Have fun with your creation, and see you when we work our next project together.

I added a few accessories, so read on to see what else we can create.

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Headband accessories

For the headband / headwear accessories, please visit me at https://shyamanivas.blogspot.com/2016/10/10-tic-tac-clips-for-charity.html

OR https://shyamanivas.blogspot.com/2016/10/9-more-headbands-for-charity.html

AND https://shyamanivas.blogspot.com/2016/10/21-headbands-for-charity.html

You can add a small rose and a satin ribbon.

The satin ribbon is of course, store bought.. and for the small rose, check out this link and you’ll get not only the rose but also some fun stuff for hair.. and which little girl doesn’t like stuff for hair.. so have fun.

https://shyamanivas.blogspot.com/2017/01/some-more-fun-curly-wurlies-scrunchies.html

I am planning on making a small tiara for this as well - so keep an eye out for that shortly.

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Sunday 11 June 2017

EASY LAYERED BABY DRESS